Alun Wyn Jones is now looking forward to a new career as a ‘full-time family man’ – Athena Pictures/Dimitris Legakis Alun Wyn Jones feeds his eight-month-old daughter Loti in the kitchen of his Swansea home. Moments later, he lifts the youngest of his three daughters onto his knee as she playfully wrestles with his face, … Read more
Italy now tops the Post Office – Getty’s list of Europe’s cheapest ski spots For a good price on the slopes, experience tells us that we should go to Bulgaria – to Borovets and Bansko, known for their budget-friendly hotels and après-ski. But not necessarily anymore, says the Post Office: Italy now tops the rankings … Read more
Losing a player of Itoje’s stature would have been huge for English rugby – Bob Bradford/CameraSport Maro Itoje and Jamie George are set to give Steve Borthwick a major boost ahead of the Six Nations Championship by signing contract extensions with Saracens following a historic financial intervention from the Rugby Football Union, who have offered … Read more
Manchester City achieved the holy grail of winning the Champions League in 2023, but did so against the backdrop of an unprecedented number of charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League’s financial rules. It was that kind of year in many ways. Spain made history by winning the Women’s World Cup, but was immediately … Read more
Tracey Davies in the Carrefour supermarket in Calais – Julian Simmonds/The Daily Telegraph It wasn’t opening the Advent calendar, stirring the Christmas pudding or hanging the mistletoe that marked the start of the holidays in my home. No. Christmas always started with the family drinking trip to France. The British tradition of taking a day … Read more
According to travel writer Peter Hardy, Austria provides the perfect ski holiday – Solden, Austria This week, travel writer Peter Hardy, who has skied at more than 500 resorts in 20 countries, answered the ultimate question British skiers and snowboarders face every winter: which country has the best skiing? Focusing on Europe, where most Brits … Read more